AUA Alumni Open House Night

Join the Office of Alumni Relations for the launch of AUA Alumni Open House Nights – a new quarterly series bringing alumni together for meaningful connection, campus updates, and inspiring conversations with the AUA community.

Whether you’ve stayed close or it’s been years since your last visit, this is your chance to return to campus, hear what’s new, and reconnect with the people and ideas shaping AUA and the wider community today.

During this first Open House Night, we will be hearing two short and exciting presentations from William Frazer Endowed Professor Dr. Narine Srvazyan and Junior Researcher Gevorg Nersesian.

Dr. Srvazyan will share her work creating the first digital 3D library of ancient Armenian gravestones, or tapanakars. Using photogrammetry and LiDAR scanning, Dr. Srvazyan and the 3DArmenia Initiative team have created high-resolution, fully rotatable 3D digital twins of over 300 tapanakars and khachkars.

Gevorg Nersesian will present his joint project with principal investigator Dr. Suren Khachatryan on developing computer vision tools to detect, segment, and recognize Armenian stone inscriptions that have survived for centuries but are often weathered, eroded, and hard to read automatically. The goal of their project is not only to preserve cultural heritage but also to make it searchable and accessible to researchers and the public worldwide.

To secure your spot, please complete your registration by clicking here.

What to Expect:

• A brief update on what’s happening in the AUA alumni community
• Short, thought-provoking talks by Dr. Srvazyan and Gevorg Nersesian
• Time to mingle with fellow alumni, faculty, and students over light refreshments

Agenda: 

• 6:30 PM: Welcome & Introductions
• 6:45 PM: Alumni Office Updates
• 7:00 PM: Faculty Talk: Dr. Narine Sarvazyan
• 7:15 PM: Junior Researcher Talk: Gevorg Nersesian
• 7:30 PM: Open Q&A
• 7:45 PM: Networking Reception

Wines will be generously provided by Aygineroum Wines, founded by our alumnus, Martin Minassian (MBA ’98).

All alumni, faculty, students, and AUA staff are welcome. We hope to see you there!